As a personal finance coach, I have found that the most detrimental aspect to wealth accumulation, is having bad money habits. Good habits create good results, and bad habits create bad results. You were not born with any of your habits, you learned them somewhere along the way. That means you can unlearn the bad … Read more
Our wedding rings I just returned from going on a weekend men’s retreat with my oldest son, Brian. We had a nice weekend together and my favorite part was the three hour drive each way. It gave us a chance to talk, which doesn’t happen as often as I’d like since he moved to his … Read more
Firefighters Lost on 9-11 I was recently asked the following question: When is the right time to cancel a life insurance policy? Previously I wrote a blog about how to calculate the right amount of life insurance to purchase. You can read it here. This information is also found in my book “The Doctors Guide … Read more
“The Doctors Guide to Smart Career Alternatives and Retirement,” is now available. This is the third book I’ve published in the last 16 months. No wonder I feel so busy. I wrote this one especially for the physicians (one third of you) who want to retire, cut back, or change to a nonclinical career in … Read more
First copy of my new book An exciting moment in Hawaii today as I received the first copy of my new book. The lady at the front desk said I shouldn’t be getting mail, I’m on vacation. It made for a happy vacation day. Doctors are having a tough time with debt and it’s getting … Read more
Is it better to pay off your student debt or save for retirement? The answer is variable and depends mostly on what your budget looks like. If you are drowning in debt then forget about investing and put all you effort into paying off enough debt to make some breathing room in your budget. Without … Read more
What is your dream job? It’s the one you would do every day even if no one paid you. When you find it, you never really go to work each day, you go and play. If that is the kind of joy received from working, then burnout will likely be a long way out of … Read more
